Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

CPR is an emergency procedure used when a person’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped.
It combines rescue breathing and chest compressions, where rescue breathing provides oxygen to the person’s lungs and chest compressions keep oxygen-rich blood flowing until the heartbeat and breathing can be restored. Other procedures used may tracheal intubation, electrical cardioversion or resuscitation medication.

Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) is an order specifically requesting that the above interventions are not attempted.

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